Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.

Toyota Motor Sales, U.s.a., Inc.

Yifan Jiang

Pujitha Gunaratne

James T Pisz

Kazutoshi Ebe

Warren Jing Po Chou

Jason A Schulz

Emery Charles Gulash

James Peter Foley

A computer storage medium has embodied thereon computer-readable instructions that, when executed, perform a method for identifying biometric markers within a vehicle. The method includes detecting a biometric marker of a driver within the vehicle and displaying data associated with the biometric marker to the driver.

Biometric monitoring and alerting for a vehicle

A system and method for a vehicle includes a user identification subsystem operable to detect an individual proximate to the vehicle and a display subsystem operable to generate output for display on a vehicle window in response to detection the. The system and method distinguish between authenticated and non-authenticated vehicle users and, in the event of a non-authenticated user, display the image on the display along with an optional printed and/or audible warning. If both an authenticated and non-authenticated user are identified, the system displays both images along with an optional warning. The images along with the vehicle coordinates and date and time information can be transmitted remotely from the vehicle to a pre-defined contact list. The system and method allow for a camera mode to enable an authenticated user to use the image sensor on the vehicle to take a photograph or video.

Interactive vehicle window display system with user identification and image recording

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Yifan Jiang